Source: Cavs in talks with Derrick Rose

Fans wondering what the Cavs are doing to catch the Warriors might be getting an answer soon.

Fans scratching their heads and wondering what the Cavaliers are doing to catch the Warriors might be getting an answer soon.

According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Cavs are in “serious” talks about signing point guard Derrick Rose to a one-year contract to team with Kyrie Irving in the starting backcourt.

Adding Rose, the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009 and the league’s MVP in 2011 with the Bulls, would dwarf the other moves the Cavaliers have made since losing the championship to Golden State in five games in the NBA Finals.

In the roughly six weeks since being eliminated, the Cavaliers signed guard Jose Calderon, plus forwards Jeff Green and Cedi Osman. They also re-signed guard

Kyle Korver to a three-year extension. All four players would come off the bench if the starting lineup is healthy. Team owner Dan Gilbert also let David Griffin walk away as general manager. Gilbert has not found a replacement but instead is letting Griffin’s assistant, Koby Altman, become acting general manager.

Eighty-eight percent of voters responding in the first hour to a Twitter poll at @jsproinsider favor signing Rose.

Rose’s star has faded since his left ACL was torn while trying to jump

in Game 1 of the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers in 2012, but certainly has not flamed out.

Rose, 28, was finally healthy in 2015-16, his last with the Bulls. He played in 64 games and averaged 16.4 points. He was traded to the Knicks last offseason and averaged 18 points a game.

Starting Rose with Irving would give Coach Tyronn Lue the option of bringing J.R. Smith off the bench. He could also start Smith and bring Rose off the bench. Rose started all 64 games he played in with the hapless Knicks (31-51)

last season.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers also have interest in Rose. Milwaukee is close to Rose’s hometown of Chicago. Cleveland is relatively close, too, but the Cavs can offer something the Bucks realistically cannot — a chance to play in the Finals and win an NBA title.

The Cavaliers’ offer to Rose is for the league minimum of $2.1 million, according to Windhorst, but that would add $6.4 million to the team’s luxury tax, which is projected to be $78.2 million.